Definition of swaggie in English:

swaggie

noun ˈswaɡi

Australian, NZ informal

A person carrying a swag or a bundle of belongings; a swagman.
swaggies turned up from time to time, hoping Mrs Barlow would give them flour or sugar
Example sentencesExamples
- She married Arthur Woods in 1929 and became renowned for feeding passing swaggies, who left marks on her gate to indicate this was the place for a good feed.
- No more would the swaggies need to walk as the crow flies as the Princes Highway was opened, linking Sydney to Adelaide via Melbourne.
- Where explorers died of thirst we now drive, where diggers and swaggies fossicked and hid from the law, we now drive.
- The swaggies always look away, or down; their hats are visors, and he never sees the colour of a swaggie's eyes.
- Bert was in charge of a few scraggly swaggies who were working for their keep.
- The swaggie was last seen heading off up George Street complete with swag looking for a place to stay the night.
- Since the 1880s, the national culture has celebrated the underdog - the Eureka gold miners, sheep stealing swaggies, renegade bushrangers, and striking shearers.

Origin

Late 19th century: abbreviation of swagman.

词汇	swaggie
释义	Definition of swaggie in English: swaggie noun ˈswaɡi Australian, NZ informal A person carrying a swag or a bundle of belongings; a swagman. swaggies turned up from time to time, hoping Mrs Barlow would give them flour or sugar Example sentencesExamples She married Arthur Woods in 1929 and became renowned for feeding passing swaggies, who left marks on her gate to indicate this was the place for a good feed. No more would the swaggies need to walk as the crow flies as the Princes Highway was opened, linking Sydney to Adelaide via Melbourne. Where explorers died of thirst we now drive, where diggers and swaggies fossicked and hid from the law, we now drive. The swaggies always look away, or down; their hats are visors, and he never sees the colour of a swaggie's eyes. Bert was in charge of a few scraggly swaggies who were working for their keep. The swaggie was last seen heading off up George Street complete with swag looking for a place to stay the night. Since the 1880s, the national culture has celebrated the underdog - the Eureka gold miners, sheep stealing swaggies, renegade bushrangers, and striking shearers. Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation of swagman.
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